Centesis

Of surgery and puncture.

(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid.

This concept's ID is @1~4909

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  • amniocentesis 0 facts

    (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after...

  • arthrocentesis 0 facts

    Removal of fluid from a joint by centesis.

  • celiocentesis 0 facts

    Removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis.

  • lumbar puncture 0 facts

    Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of...

  • thoracocentesis 0 facts

    Removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purpo...

  • abdominocentesis 0 facts

    Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis.